so many people in finance who seem to have only just learned that the middle east is a tad spicy
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Republican|Oklahoma District 1
Kevin Hern
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Voting Record — 497
Yes77%
No19%
Present0%
Not Voting3%
Party align97%
Cross-party0%
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Kevin Hern
U.S. RepresentativeRepublicanOklahoma District 1
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collecting takes
Had one last night. Been making them with Irish whiskey
Irrationally furious on the internet that the Americans can’t even conceive that other countries might change the clocks on a different day
Claude’s obviously not conscious! It’s a philosophical zombie, which influential schools of thought spent much of the 20th century flatly stating was an impossibility. No uncomfortable questions there 👍
Upon reflection: ah.
I’ve read his dark materials three times - as a 10 year old, a 15 year old, and a 28 year old. Each time it was a radically different work of genius and I fully expect the fourth time - as a father of two - to hit hard again, in a different way again
The latter happens occasionally
Great sign of the broken information environment that everyone is talking about a thing Dario Amodei said on Feb 12 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/o...
Just don’t push the “speak to me in an informal tone” button
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In his first interview since Anthropic was labelled a supply-chain risk, Dario Amodei apologised for the way he handled a crisis that he described as one of the most “disorienting” in the firm’s history. Watch his full Insider interview Friday at 6pm London time
JUICEROOOOOOOOO
Sometimes you learn things when you do an interview with a chief executive. And sometimes, you learn things when you do not in fact do an interview with a chief executive:
The battle between the Pentagon and Anthropic couldn't have come at a worse time. AI safety is no longer a hypothetical problem; it's a real concern for the world we live in today. And the US Government's demand? Move faster and break more things. My cover story: www.economist.com/briefing/202...
Can confirm www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
someone else who works at a startup has managed to argue for an API spend cap of $1,000, per day, _per engineer_
a friend who works in a hedge fund pod shop expects his claude bill to overtake his bloomberg bill shortly
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Voting History497 total votesExpandCollapse
Voting History
497 total votes
Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-05 | H.R. 7744 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-05 | H.R. 7744 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-03-05 | H. Con. Res. 38 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-03-05 | H. Res. 1099 (119th) | Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | NOT_VOTING | YES | — | Passed |
| 2026-03-04 | H. Res. 1100 (119th) | Motion to Refer | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-04 | H.R. 6472 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-04 | S. 723 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-04 | H. Res. 1095 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-04 | H. Res. 1095 (119th) | End debate now | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-25 | H.R. 4758 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-25 | H.R. 4758 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-02-24 | H.R. 4626 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-24 | H.R. 4626 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-02-24 | H. Res. 1075 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-24 | H. Res. 1075 (119th) | End debate now | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-24 | S. 2503 (119th) | Fast-track passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-02-24 | H.R. 6329 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-12 | H.R. 2189 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-11 | S. 1383 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-11 | S. 1383 (119th) | Motion to Commit | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-02-11 | H.R. 261 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-11 | H.R. 261 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-02-11 | H.J. Res. 72 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-11 | H.R. 3617 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-11 | H.R. 3617 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-02-11 | H. Res. 1057 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-11 | H. Res. 1057 (119th) | End debate now | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-11 | H. Res. 1042 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-02-11 | H. Res. 1042 (119th) | End debate now | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-10 | H.R. 1531 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-09 | H.R. 6644 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-04 | H.J. Res. 142 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-04 | H.R. 4090 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-04 | H.R. 4090 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-02-03 | H.R. 7148 (119th) | Accept Senate changes | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-03 | H. Res. 1032 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-03 | H. Res. 1032 (119th) | End debate now | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-03 | H.R. 3123 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-02 | H.R. 980 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-22 | H. Con. Res. 68 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-22 | H.R. 6359 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-22 | H.R. 6359 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-22 | H.R. 7148 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-22 | H.R. 7148 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-22 | H.R. 7148 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-22 | H.R. 7147 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-22 | H. Res. 1014 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-22 | H. Res. 1014 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2026-01-22 | H. Res. 1014 (119th) | End debate now | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-21 | H.J. Res. 140 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.